Veil of Fears: Why they veil; why we should leave it alone. - https://web.archive.org/web/20020121225116/http://www.nationalreview.com/contributors/kurtz011502.shtml … #StanleyKurtzFest
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@sarahdoingthing yeah. it was very fashionable *not* to veil in egypt in 1920s-40s, esp. among middle class. before that it was common, tho.2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@hbdchick@sarahdoingthing many middle eastern countries had a period in the 20th century where they flirted with modernity.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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Replying to @hbdchick
@hbdchick@sarahdoingthing thus the somewhat popular picture of Afghanistan in the 1970s or some-such.3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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@bitemyapp @sarahdoingthing i like the photo of queen farida from the 1930s myself: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Queen_Farida_of_Egypt.jpg … (^_^)
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